Find ‘Macbeth: Off-Kilter’ on stage in Naselle New music fest comes
NASELLE, Wash. —
The
Naselle-Grays River Valley
Schools Drama Club announc-
es their production of “Mac-
beth: Off-Kilter,” which will be
performed March 25 and 26.
Who says Shakespeare’s
darkest tragedy can’t give you
belly laughs? In “Macbeth:
Off-Kilter,” a play by Billy In-
ternicola, Scotty Macbeth is a
high school senior with every-
thing going for him, including
a giant ego and a penchant for
plaid. When some goth class-
mates — the weird sisters —
convince him that he, not his
friend Duncan Morto, should
be the class president, his am-
bition leads him down a dark
and absurd path of deception
and expulsion. (No murder, of
course. It’s a comedy, after all!)
Macbeth’s plan is foiled
when a hilarious cast of school
faculty — including the goofy
custodian Willie, Willie’s love
interest Nurse Doris, and the
unstable psychologist Dr.
Oprah — team up with a cou-
ple of angry expelled “ghosts”
and start investigating the trou-
blesome events at Highland
High. Macbeth’s cheerleader
girlfriend and co-conspira-
tor Sadie MacNutt cleans her
way to total madness as her
own guilt ¿nally exposes their
evil plot. Complete with witty
word play, slapstick action and
a shocking twist ending, “Mac-
beth: Off-Kilter” spins the
frown of tragedy upside down.
This year’s cast includes
many returning actors and
actresses, including Camer-
on Burch as Scotty Macbeth,
Selah Wulf as Sadie MacNutt
and Cody Kirkman as Willie.
Mother Weird is played by
Emma Zimmerman, with Za-
nith Wulf and Hollie Haataia
as the “weird sisters.” Jazmyne
Fisher playing Nurse Doris
rounds out the returning cast
from last year’s performances.
There are also some new
faces playing the expelled
ghosts: Corey Smith as Duncan
Morto and Joshua Chadwick
as Ben Kwo. Grace Hunt plays
the intelligent class vice presi-
dent Jenny Fleance. The choco-
late-loving Dr. Oprah is played
by Peyton Dalton, and Zachary
Thorsen plays Assistant Prin-
cipal MacDuff. Add in a few
cameos by staff and the stage
crew and you have the makings
of an hilarious evening.
“Macbeth: Off-Kilter” will
be performed at 7 p.m. Fri-
day, March 25, and at 2 p.m.
and again at 7 p.m. Saturday,
March 26. Tickets are $7 for
adults and $5 for seniors and
students. The tickets will be
available at the door. Doors
will open 30 minutes prior
to the performance. The play
takes place at Naselle-Grays
River Valley Schools, located
at 793 Washington Route 4.
The play is produced with
special arrangement with Pi-
oneer Drama Services Inc. of
Denver, Colorado.
Learn to make cheese at one-day April class
Marc Bates to lead tasting, teach class April 16 in Cannon Beach
CANNON BEACH — Registra-
tion is open for Introduction
to Cheese and Cheese Making
Workshop, a one-day event to
be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 16 at the Cannon
Beach Chamber Community
Hall.
The workshop includes a
cheese tasting of the seven ma-
jor cheese families and a hands-
on session where participants
work in pairs to convert milk to
cheese.
The class is offered and
taught by Marc Bates, who has
48 years of experience in the
industry. During this time, he
managed the Washington State
University Creamery and made
Cougar Gold cheese. More
recently, he managed the Ore-
gon State University Creamery
where he assisted with the start-
up and development of the Bea-
ver Classic cheese.
Bates has taught numerous
cheese making short courses
Photo by Joshua Bessex
Marc Bates will teach an intro to cheese
making workshop on April 16.
in Oregon, Washington, Idaho
and California. He has served
as an of¿cial judge for the U.S.
Cheese Championship, World
Cheese Championship hosted by
the Wisconsin Cheese Makers
Association and at competitions
of the American Cheese Society.
He has been and independent
consultant since 2000.
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The class is open to high
school-age students through
adults who want to expand their
love and knowledge of cheese.
The cost of the workshop, in-
cluding samples and materials, is
$89 per person if you register by
April 11. Day-of tickets are $99
per person.
To register, visit https://cb-
cheese4.eventbrite.com
Full refunds will be given for
cancellation prior to April 11.
Planning and supply purchas-
ing requires a $25 cancellation
fee after April 11. Transfer your
ticket to another is welcome up
to the start of the event.
Upon completion of this
class, attendees are offered con-
tinuing classes on speci¿c cheese
types such as fresh mozzarel-
la, feta, ricotta, fromage blanc,
chevre and others.
If you have questions about
the workshop, email cheese-
guy@charter.net or call Bates at
509-595-8652.
to Manzanita this July
MANZANITA — A new festival
will take over downtown Man-
zanita this coming July.
The Manzanita Music Fes-
tival will be an annual music
celebration that presents a
multi-genre collection of local,
regional and national musicians
playing Americana, folk, pop,
reggae, bluegrass and more.
The festival is partner-
ing with the Hoffman Cen-
ter for the Arts and the North
County Recreation District
in Nehalem. These partners
promote the educational, rec-
reational, social, and physi-
cal well being of residents of
Tillamook County. Proceeds
from the event will support
other like-minded organiza-
tions in the community.
The inaugural festival will
take place July 23 and 24 in
downtown Manzanita. It will
kick off at the beach after the
26th annual Manzanita Beach
Walk and Run, then extend up
Laneda Avenue to stages at
Third Street and a main stage
at the Hoffman Center Garden
next to the library. Besides
amazing music, the festival
will also offer local and region-
North Oregon Coast
Symphony to perform
Hear Beethoven, Mozart in concerts
CANNON BEACH, ASTORIA and
NEHALEM — The North Ore-
gon Coast Symphony will
present three concerts of
classical chamber works in
Cannon Beach, Astoria and
Nehalem in late March and
early April. The Symphony
at Sunset concerts will be
conducted by Cory Peder-
son and performed by the
symphony’s string ensemble,
with selected members of the
brass, woodwind and percus-
sion sections.
The ¿rst concert, an open
rehearsal, will be held at 7
p.m. Tuesday, March 29 at
the Cannon Beach Commu-
nity Church, located at 132
E. Washington St. Admission
will be by voluntary dona-
tion.
The ¿rst formal concert
will take place at 7 p.m.
Friday, April 1 in the newly
renovated auditorium at the
North County Recreation
District in Nehalem, located
at 36155 Ninth St.
The second formal concert
will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday,
April 3 at the Clatsop Com-
munity College Performing
Arts Center in Astoria, locat-
Submitted image
The inaugural Manzanita Music Festival
will take place July 23 and 24.
al craft brews, wine and food.
Many sponsorship levels
are available. For more infor-
mation, call 425-394-3828,
email manzanitamusicfesti-
val@gmail.com
and friends to attend these
radiant and inspiring con-
certs,” said conductor Cory
Pederson
NOCS is actively seeking
string players (violin, viola,
cello and bass) at this time,
and invites those who are
interested in participating to
contact Pederson at 503-836-
2198 or nocscory@gmail.
com.
Symphony seeks
members, staf
Submitted photo
The North Oregon Coast Symphony is con-
ducted by Cory Pederson.
ed at 588 16th St.
Admission to the two for-
mal concerts will be $15 for
adults and $10 for seniors (65
and older). Children under 12
(with adult supervision) are
admitted free.
The programs will include
Peter Warlock’s “Elgar Sere-
nade for Strings” and “Capri-
ol Suite for String Orchestra.”
Beethoven’s “Romance” in F
Major, Op. 50, will feature
Astoria’s Angela K. Cal-
vin-Pederson on violin.
Mozart’s “Flute Duet No.
1” and the ¿rst movement from
his “Symphony No. 39” will
also be presented. Other clas-
sical chamber works will be
performed during the concerts.
“We invite all families
The North Oregon Coast
Symphony is seeking musi-
cians, board members and
support staff positions for its
2016 season.
“This all-volunteer, non-
pro¿t organization is commit-
ted to growing into a sustain-
able arts organization for the
bene¿t of the community, of-
fering concerts, trios and quar-
tets for events, musical educa-
tion and scholarships for K-12
students,” said board chairman
Glenn Thomas.
“Joining in any capacity
will help us further our goals
to provide and promote live
classical music on the coast,”
he added.
Persons interested in learn-
ing more can contact Thomas
at glennt@gbis.com
Information about the sym-
phony and its 2016 schedule
is available at www.northore-
goncoastsymphony.org